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COD website back up; School confirms outage was a malware attack

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All online student services are back up on the College of the Desert website. This comes nearly a month after a widespread computer outage took down phone and online services.

On Friday, school officials confirmed that the school was a victim of a malware attack. As we’ve previously reported, COD was working with the FBI to investigate the circumstances behind the outage.

There were no further details released on the federal investigation at this time.

“The College is working with law enforcement and given the sensitive nature of the investigation, will not be issuing further communications about the case,” reads a news release from COD officials.

This is the second malware attack at the school in the past two years. In August 2020, the COD website fell victim to a malware attack, wiping out access to online services and email, similar to what happened this month.

This recent malware attack started on July 4. Over the past few weeks, students and faculty reported issues accessing their emails, phone lines, and school servers while the school worked on a phase-based restoration of services.

“College of the Desert appreciates the patience and cooperation of students, faculty, and staff,” Garcia said. “Now that student-facing systems are operational, staff can focus on the College’s mission of student success.”

In the last two weeks, key student-facing services were restored in phases based on an internal recovery plan.

● July 5 – Temporary pathways to course resources and CODNews.org were built.
● July 14 – Wi-Fi, internet services, and Colleague UI Portal were brought back online.
● July 18 – The main website and phone systems were re-established.
● July 21 – Faculty email was restored; Student Self-Service, WebAdvisor, and Payment Processing were live.

“The College’s Information Technology team worked to quickly restore all systems that impact students,” said Superintendent/President, Martha Garcia, Ed.D. “Round-the-clock dedication and an overall spirit of teamwork among faculty, students and…

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Cape Cod Chamber to Host Virtual Ransomware Webinar

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HYANNIS – The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and the North Gross Group (NGC) will be hosting a webinar on Ransomware and Malware later this month. 

The webinar, titled “Ransomware & Malware – 5 Things Every Cape Business Should Do,” will be held on Friday June 25th starting at 1:30 PM.

Ransomware and other malware attacks have been on the increase over the past year.

As areas open and travel is returning to normal, the threat continues to increase. Industries such as hospitality and tourism have had relatively limited exposure in the past, but are now becoming an area of focus for the criminal activity.

The session will explore trends in ransomware and malware attacks, specifically reviewing recent cases in hospitality and tourism. 

Earlier this month, the Steamship Authority was a victim of ransomware that impacted several services.

For more information on the webinar and to register, visit the registration page for the event.

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